Healthy work revisited: Do changes in time strain predict well-being?

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-172

  Moen, Phyllis ^a   Kelly, Erin L ^a   Lam, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Organizational intervention; Psychological time demands; Time adequacy; Time strain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; ENERGY; EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876019080     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031804     Document Type: Article

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